Building India’s Sports Stack – a Systems Approach to Using Sport for Society
The Sports and Society Accelerator’s seven-layer ‘Sports Stack’ is a starting point to deliver on the social potential of sport and address issues of inclusion, empowerment and community.
Feminism in India x The Bastion: #TheSportsEdit
Being the long-standing readers of The Bastion that you are, you probably already know that 'sport for development' is a core aspect of our coverage....
On Shaky Ground: The I-League’s Uncertain Future
Written by Suyash Tiwari
The last couple of months have been an uncomfortable period for Indian football. As the I-League clubs struggle to maintain their...
The Indian Grand Prix: Where Has It Gone?
Researched by Yash Budhwar
Written by Tanay Gokhale
Between 2011 and 2013, India hosted three editions of the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit...
Grim Days for Ground(ed) Staff
This pandemic has brought all human activity and most industries across the world to a standstill. The IPL’s jam-packed stadiums, kids’ summer training camps...
Surfing Towards Community Sports Education in Kovalam
This is the second article of a three-part series on how surf schools on India’s coasts are pivoting around sports education to bolster conservation...
Let’s Talk about Match-fixing in Professional Sport
Researched and written by Tanay Gokhale
Sports has long been a source of leisure activity for the masses. But with the advent of globalization and the...
Public Private Partnerships: The Win-Win Recipe for Indian Sport?
Over the past decade, Indian sport has seen a great change in terms of its value to players and fans. It has evolved into...
No Spend, No Gain: CSR’s Hand in Gilding Indian Sports
Written by Tanay Gokhale
We have all heard, spoken and wondered about India’s failure to produce Olympic medal-winners proportional to its population. With an impressive...
K(Hello) India! – Start of a New Sporting Era?
The ‘Khelo India’ Scheme, launched by Sports Minister Vijay Goel in 2017, aims to inculcate a culture of sports among the youth in rural areas of the country. By launching...
